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[H. Res. 502 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  House Calendar No. 78
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 502

                          [Report No. 110-201]

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2771) making 
 appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2007

   Mr. Cardoza, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2771) making 
 appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

    Resolved,  That at any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the 
House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2771) making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 
of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 
rule XXI. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of 
order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 
2 of rule XXI are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no 
amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 
such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 
may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. All points of order against such amendments are waived except 
those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of 
consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and 
report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 2771 pursuant to 
this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to 
such time as may be designated by the Speaker.
                                                  House Calendar No. 78

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 502

                          [Report No. 110-201]

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                               RESOLUTION

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2771) making 
 appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
              September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

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                             June 20, 2007

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed